Pay Range:
$55,000 – $65,000 Salary
Purpose:
The Engineering Compliance Coordinator serves as the liaison between internal engineering teams and external certification agencies to support both new product development and sustaining engineering activities. This role ensures products maintain compliance with applicable regulatory and safety standards by coordinating certification efforts, interpreting agency requirements, managing inspections and follow-up actions, and reviewing designs, documentation, and workflows from a compliance perspective.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary liaison between internal engineering teams and external certification agencies and testing laboratories (UL, CSA, Intertek, etc.).
- Coordinate certification activities for new product development and sustaining engineering projects.
- Determine and interpret applicable regulatory and safety standards for products and communicate requirements to engineering teams.
- Manage agency inspections, follow-up actions, and certification documentation.
- Review engineering changes, product documentation, and technical literature from a compliance perspective.
- Monitor changes to applicable industry and agency standards and communicate impacts to relevant stakeholders.
- Work with engineering and sourcing teams to maintain approved sources for agency-recognized critical components.
- Collaborate with engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams to troubleshoot and resolve compliance and certification issues.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to compliance processes and certification workflows.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Engineering Technology, or related technical field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
- 2+ years of engineering, manufacturing, compliance, or product certification experience preferred; co-op and internship experience considered.
- Experience working with certification agencies such as UL, CSA, Intertek, or other nationally recognized testing laboratories (NRTLs) preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, bills of material, and technical documentation.
- Understanding of electrical/electronic products, components, and manufacturing processes.
- Strong organizational, communication, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced engineering environment.
Key Relationships:
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Internal: Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Project Management Teams
External: Certification Agencies and Third-Party Testing Laboratories